According to VMware, there is no patch until 5.5 U2. However, the fix the KB does work.

This is a known issue affected VMware vCenter Server 5.5. Currently, there is no resolution.

Caution: Do not run these steps if the hosts are used for vCloud Director or VMware Horizion View, as removing the hosts will cause virtual machines to become invalid. It is recommended to contact support for further troubleshooting.

Once the vCenter Server system has come back up, re-add the affected hosts. Re-run the SQL Query from the Verify section above.

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WARNING!

If you use dvSwitches, your dvSwitch will become ghosted after you re-add it to vCenter. You will need to re-add it to the dvSwitch, but this may cause downtime for your VMs as the dvPort ID will likely change as the host is now a “new” host to vCenter (it is issued a new UUID)
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Resolution

As of September 9, 2014 VMWare released vCenter 5.5U2. This issue is supposedly fixed this this release.

The VMware VirtualCenter Server service shuts down when Virtual Flash is enabled on the ESXi host
When you enable Virtual Flash on the ESXi host, the VMware VirtualCenter Server service shuts down as the vpxd.exe and java.exe use up all the CPU resources. The Inventory Service data folder increases rapidly in size and reduces the available disk space. Messages similar to the following example are logged in the vpxd.log file:

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